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170726 9457266 viewsBoodarie, FMG ore waggon pair 2800 (control) and 1799 (slave) of the original design and loaded with fines ore shows evidence of side wall panel replacement and new relining dates. 26th July 2017.
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170727 9526266 viewsBoodarie Yard, BHP 's service facility for the Finucane Island operations, on the left are the fuelling and sanding roads, workshops and shed and then the departure roads, on the right are the mainlines, behind the workshops the FMG car dumpers can be made out. 27th July 2017.
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040407 073324266 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, Barclay Mowlem's R.E.L.A.M lease ballast plough, Knox Kershaw KBR 850 model travels east along the Goldsworthy line past the dual headed GJ 9 signal. 7th April 2004
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151206 9650266 viewsBoodarie, parked up in a parking bay just out of town on a Sunday awaiting delivery on the following day, on a Gavin Transport Drake float, BHP's new track recording vehicle which is a Mermec ROGER 800 imported from Italy. ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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200914 7758266 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Goldsworthy Mining Ltd B class unit 1, an English Electric built ST95B model, originally built in 1965 serial A-104, due to accident damage rebuilt on new frame with serial A-232 in 1970. These units of Bo-Bo design with a 6CSRKT 640 kW prime mover and built at the Rocklea Qld plant. Donated to Society in 1995. 14th September 2020.
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200914 7773266 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, former ALCo built demonstrator locomotive model C-415 serial 3449-1 built April 1966, currently carrying number 1000, it was originally numbered 008 when Hamersley Iron purchased the unit in 1968. It was retired from service on the 24th February 1982. It then spent some time carrying number 2000 while building the Marandoo railway line from Sept 1991. 14th September 2020.
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041014 142558266 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, view along the passenger carriages, closest is the 'Conference Car' with SV 4 still visible, originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1935 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2010. In 1975 it was purchased by Hamersley Iron and converted to an inspection vehicle SV 4. When donated to the Society it was repurposed as a conference car. 14th October 2004.
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250-04266 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind the standard pairing of two General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 stand on the loop or passing track for a meet with a loaded train. 21st October 2000.
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283-21266 viewsHarding Siding, quad Robe River CM40-8M units all rebuilt by Goninan from various ALCo models show their tank and bogie differences here. 9414, 9420, 9410 and 9425 lead 202 loaded ore waggons at Siding 1 (Harding). The siding has recently been renamed Harding and extended at the north end to accommodate the new West Angelas trains of up to 240 waggons. Wednesday 22nd May 2002.
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170726 9447265 viewsFinucane Island, running around the balloon loop with an empty BHP iron ore train behind Progress Rail Muncie USA built SD70ACe/LCi unit 4413 serial 20118685-011 with a sister unit as they head back to be provisioned at Boodarie. 26th July 2017.
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170727 9516265 viewsNelson Point, BHP empty fuel train sits in the middle yard waiting to shunt the waggons across to the gantry to be reloaded for their next run to the mine, behind Progress Rail Muncie USA built EMD unit SD70ACe/LCi 4468 serial 20148001-001 and eleven 100,000 litre tank waggons. 27th July 2017.
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040407 075425265 viewsMooka Siding, LED colour light signal head MAN 6 located at the north end of the passing siding, departure signal.
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180616 1679265 viewsCooya Pooya, instrumented ore waggon 1031, part of a second batch of extra 'J' waggons built by Bradken in September 2008 and painted rather than the plain steel finish. Solar panels adorn the waggon sides. 16th June 2018. GeoData.
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180616 1628265 viewsHarding Siding, a loaded train from Mesa A behind double Rio Tinto loco 9103 with serial 61941 a GE Erie built GE model ES44ACi from the 1st order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery and 9108 serial 62539 with 167 'J' type ore waggons around the curve at the 38.5 km. 16th June 2018. GeoData
Toad Montgomery image.
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040409 122938265 viewsBoodarie, Goldsworthy service bottom discharge Portec USA built ore waggon 345 is one of ten that was purchased second hand in 1992 from Phelps Dodge Copper Mine, believed to be built in 1980s. 9th April 2004.
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220-19264 viewsTomlinson Steel WA built bottom discharge ore waggon 8115 loaded in the consist of a Yarrie train.
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150518 8125264 viewsBHP Iron Ore old and retired ore stacker #4 and bucket wheel reclaimer #4 are blown apart to aid in the scrapping process.
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160128 00654264 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M unit 5661 cab has had the drivers side torn out revealing the remains on the control stand.
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040627 080053264 viewsNelson Point, fuel tank waggon 0020 82 kL capacity, built by Comeng NSW for BP as RTD 2, last of two such tanks, used on Mt Newman line, unsure when converted to 0020.
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040412 143532264 viewsNelson Point, Comeng WA built ore waggon 1760 one of 288 waggons built in 1974. 12th April 2004.
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